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Hillary Clinton. Reflect upon what she was doing, in what circles she was working, and then wonder if Clinton works as an outstanding diffusion or excuse.

As I had said in an earlier post. It appears to me that there is a corruption that has become systemic and that it needs to get cleaned out. If this happens, then I think a Trump presidency would be a good thing.

The corruption to my way of thinking has been caused by trillions of dollars spent on the war on terror, in either covert or overt operations, that has been in doing businesses with closed, opaque societies who do not share our open, democratic values, and the level of secrecy that has infiltrated our government--add to this the level of militarization.

It's a mouthful but I hold the very strong, adamant position that Secretary of State Clinton had crossed the constitutional limits of her position and had wrong ram rod over international laws and that explains Benghazi.

The problem that I find with Trump's people is that they appear to have vilified Clinton but at the same time have used her practices and her methods that it appears to have become common practice.

Lock them all up.

QA/QC = CYA

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One thing is for sure. For me at least. Is that the terrorism had blurred the limits. There were several degrees of separation between Clinton and the millions coming out of the Gulf region. Payments were made to her Foundation and NGOs.

I still have the question cause I don't know it. Exactly how was it that it came to light that Clinton was using a private server?

With the people in Trump's campaign, I would have to say that the role of lobbyists, consulting firms and private corporations takes on more straight forward connotations.

QA/QC = CYA

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Hope the investigations over Trump and the Trump campaign stop soon. It's hurting the country...
Here's what we know to be certain:
1) No collusion between Trump and his campaign with the Russians
2) No obstruction of justice by Trump to impede or stop the investigation.

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Hope the investigations over Trump and the Trump campaign stop soon. It's hurting the country...
Here's what we know to be certain:
1) No collusion between Trump and his campaign with the Russians
2) No obstruction of justice by Trump to impede or stop the investigation.

Former New York U.S. Attorney disagrees with you but I'm sure you understand the law better than he does.

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Hope the investigations over Trump and the Trump campaign stop soon. It's hurting the country...
Here's what we know to be certain:
1) No collusion between Trump and his campaign with the Russians
2) No obstruction of justice by Trump to impede or stop the investigation.

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Oh yeah, those of us who actually listened to Comey's testimony do know: Below proves what I wrote above rather succinctly.

1)Trump is not under investigation. From the transcript: "He informed then President-Elect Trump and also President Trump that there was no investigation, and that is a very important factor which is being pushed by the mainstream media aside, but the fact is Donald Trump was never under investigation from the FBI."
2)No Trump obstruction When senators specifically asked Comey if Trump directed him or ordered him to back off, he said "Not in his words, no." Actually, Trump encouraged Comey to go forth with the investigation... Comey said Trump told him it "would be good" to find out if any of his associates were involved with Russia.

Also Comey had nothing good to say about the "news" media. Pretty much confirms that they are publishing innuendo, rumor, and outright lies regarding the above and attempting to pawn it off as factual information.

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Mueller’s team has to propose a budget by mid-July, but other than that, there are no deadlines.

Former prosecutors say the investigation could last two years or more before it produces a final report to the Justice Department. In the meantime, they say he can recommend grand jury indictments if his team uncovers illegal activity.

“I’d think he’d be reluctant to reach the reporting stage on this before he felt he’d really run to the ground most of the big stuff,” Buell said. “But he wouldn’t have to wait until he turns out the lights and vacates the office to do that.”

On the date that Comey was fired Trump was not under investigation. One month has passed and there is a special investigation, so there is nothing definitive on that status now.

At least one senator has called for an investigation of Trump to see if there was obstruction of Justice.

The special investigation that is headed by Mueller is in possession of Comey's memos. So the same non definitive status of there not being an investigation into Obstruction of Justice fits here as well.

The team has spent the past few weeks going over what had been uncovered before they took over and will be looking into everything from Trump's financial records, Trump campaign and ties to Russia, Michael Flynn, Manafort and anywhere else thing lead them.

By the end of this there won't be much that they haven't gone over with the exception of Trump's shoe size.

At this point in time there is nothing definitive with either of her "what we know points". But she's obviously going try and cling to a status that is over a month old, and make up another one out of thin air like it's fact. Or maybe she would prefer fake news.

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Oh yeah, those of us who actually listened to Comey's testimony do know: Below proves what I wrote above rather succinctly.

1)Trump is not under investigation. From the transcript: "He informed then President-Elect Trump and also President Trump that there was no investigation, and that is a very important factor which is being pushed by the mainstream media aside, but the fact is Donald Trump was never under investigation from the FBI."
2)No Trump obstruction When senators specifically asked Comey if Trump directed him or ordered him to back off, he said "Not in his words, no." Actually, Trump encouraged Comey to go forth with the investigation... Comey said Trump told him it "would be good" to find out if any of his associates were involved with Russia.

Also Comey had nothing good to say about the "news" media. Pretty much confirms that they are publishing innuendo, rumor, and outright lies regarding the above and attempting to pawn it off as factual information.

Actually, if you listened to something besides Judge Jeanine who attended a Trump baby shower yesterday.....Trump IS under investigation.

Several commitees have demanded the "tapes" Trump threatened Comey with.

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Oh yeah, those of us who actually listened to Comey's testimony do know: Below proves what I wrote above rather succinctly.

1)Trump is not under investigation. From the transcript: "He informed then President-Elect Trump and also President Trump that there was no investigation, and that is a very important factor which is being pushed by the mainstream media aside, but the fact is Donald Trump was never under investigation from the FBI."
2)No Trump obstruction When senators specifically asked Comey if Trump directed him or ordered him to back off, he said "Not in his words, no." Actually, Trump encouraged Comey to go forth with the investigation... Comey said Trump told him it "would be good" to find out if any of his associates were involved with Russia.

Also Comey had nothing good to say about the "news" media. Pretty much confirms that they are publishing innuendo, rumor, and outright lies regarding the above and attempting to pawn it off as factual information.

I especially loved the part when they grilled him on why he previously said no one had tried to intervene. You know, that big perjury charge you built up by not understanding what he was asked?

You're doing the same thing here. Using an out dated comment on Trump and eliminating that Comey took Trumps words as an order.

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Oh yeah, those of us who actually listened to Comey's testimony do know: Below proves what I wrote above rather succinctly.

1)Trump is not under investigation. From the transcript: "He informed then President-Elect Trump and also President Trump that there was no investigation, and that is a very important factor which is being pushed by the mainstream media aside, but the fact is Donald Trump was never under investigation from the FBI."
2)No Trump obstruction When senators specifically asked Comey if Trump directed him or ordered him to back off, he said "Not in his words, no." Actually, Trump encouraged Comey to go forth with the investigation... Comey said Trump told him it "would be good" to find out if any of his associates were involved with Russia.

Also Comey had nothing good to say about the "news" media. Pretty much confirms that they are publishing innuendo, rumor, and outright lies regarding the above and attempting to pawn it off as factual information.

I agree with you that at the time Comey was fired - Trump was not under investigation for any involvement with Russia. I think we hear the same thing from Comey

With respect to obstruction of justice - that is what the Mueller team is looking into. So to think there is 100% vindication, seems hardly concrete. Comey stated two things 1) there were things he could not say in an open setting 2) that is what the Mueller investigation is for

Lastly, in 9 conversations, supposedly 9, why didn't the President question Comey more vociferously on Russia? It seems like Trump just didn't care about Russia as long as and his team were clean.

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Oh yeah, those of us who actually listened to Comey's testimony do know: Below proves what I wrote above rather succinctly.

1)Trump is not under investigation. From the transcript: "He informed then President-Elect Trump and also President Trump that there was no investigation, and that is a very important factor which is being pushed by the mainstream media aside, but the fact is Donald Trump was never under investigation from the FBI."
2)No Trump obstruction When senators specifically asked Comey if Trump directed him or ordered him to back off, he said "Not in his words, no." Actually, Trump encouraged Comey to go forth with the investigation... Comey said Trump told him it "would be good" to find out if any of his associates were involved with Russia.

Also Comey had nothing good to say about the "news" media. Pretty much confirms that they are publishing innuendo, rumor, and outright lies regarding the above and attempting to pawn it off as factual information.

I noticed you used the term "was" no investigation. Not there "is" no investigation.

And I love how you talk about pawning of factual information when you just shoveled two truck loads in your previous post!